Timex W-162 User Manual

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W-162-US 301-095000

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EXTENDED WARRANTY
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Please read instructions carefully to understand how to operate your Timex watch.

Your model may not have all of the features described in this booklet.

GENERAL OPERATION

Watch is shipped with guard around crown. Remove guard and push crown in to start.
Compass must be calibrated before using. Go to www.timex.com/compass for help.
Watch incorporates magnetic sensor technology of Precision Navigation, Inc.,Mountain View,CA.

SET DATE AND TIME

Pull CROWN to MIDDLE position and turn until correct date appears.After setting date,pull
CROWN all the way out and turn to correct time. Ensure correct AM/PM setting by verifying
that date changes at midnight, not noon. Push CROWN in when done. Adjust date after months
with fewer than 31 days.

COMPASS CALIBRATION

Since a compass uses the Earth’s magnetic field, you must be aware of large metallic objects,
such as vehicles or bridges, or objects that give off electromagnetic radiation, such as TVs or
PCs, which could affect the magnetic field around the watch. If compass is calibrated near
such objects, it will only work properly in that same location. If compass is calibrated away
from such objects, it will not work properly near them. For best results, calibrate in area of
intended use.

In calibrating and taking headings, it is important, as with all compasses, to keep compass
level. Calibrating or taking a heading when watch is not level can result in large errors.Also
avoid areas that may exhibit higher than normal concentrations of hard and soft iron, as they
may cause inaccurate headings.Whenever a heading is suspect,recalibrate.

Do not store watch near any source of magnetism, such as computers, appliances, or TVs,as
watch can take on a magnetic charge, yielding inaccurate headings.

COMPASS HAND ADJUSTMENT

Pull CROWN all the way out. Compass hand should point to 12 o’clock. If it does not, press
either PUSH BUTTON to move compass hand until it points to 12 o’clock. Hold PUSH BUTTON to
move hand fast. Push CROWN in when done and recalibrate compass.

COMPASS HAND
(north end is red/pointed/longer)

PUSH BUTTON
(compass on)

CROWN

PUSH BUTTON
(compass on)

DECLINATION SCALE

TURNING COMPASS RING

MIDDLE

SET DATE

OUT

SET TIME

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To calibrate compass, pull CROWN to MIDDLE position. Press either PUSH BUTTON to begin.
Compass hand rotates two revolutions to remind you to rotate watch. Keep watch level or
place on level surface (if band interferes, place on inverted cup). Watch may be face down, but
protect watch face.While level,SLOWLY rotate watch two revolutions, taking at least 15 seconds
per revolution. When done, press either PUSH BUTTON,keeping watch level.Compass hand
moves back and forth to acknowledge end of calibration and then moves to current declination
angle setting (see DECLINATION ANGLE for more information). If you do not wish to set declina­tion angle, push CROWN in. Otherwise, to have watch automatically compensate for declination
angle, turn compass ring until north is at 12 o’clock. Press either PUSH BUTTON to move com­pass hand east (+) or west (-) to point to your location’s declination angle (see table below)
using declination scale. Hold PUSH BUTTON to move hand fast. Push CROWN in when done.

COMPASS OPERATION

Normally, compass is off and compass hand points to 12 o’clock. If compass hand does not
point to 12 o’clock when compass is off,compass hand must be adjusted; see COMPASS HAND
ADJUSTMENT.

Compass must be calibrated prior to use and calibration should be performed in the area of
intended use; see COMPASS CALIBRATION. If compass has not been calibrated since battery
replacement, attempting to activate compass causes watch to rotate compass hand once and
play melody to remind you to calibrate.

While holding watch level, press either PUSH BUTTON to activate compass. Compass hand
moves to point north. If watch is turned, compass hand will continue to move, always pointing
north. After 20 seconds, compass will automatically turn off and hand will return to its home
position, pointing to 12 o’clock. This conserves battery life. Press either PUSH BUTTON at any
time to keep compass on for another 20 seconds. Once compass is activated, there are two
typical ways to use it.

Which way am I headed? Hold watch so that 12 o’clock is in direction of your travel. Turn
compass ring until compass hand is pointing to north on ring. Your heading is direction on ring
at 12 o’clock.

Which way should I go? If you know the direction you want to go (e.g., NE), turn compass
ring until that direction appears at 12 o’clock. Then, turn your body until compass hand points
to north on compass ring. Go in the direction of 12 o’clock.

NOTE: While compass is on, INDIGLO® night-light may flicker slightly when on. This is normal,
as INDIGLO® night-light must be turned off briefly during compass readings to maintain
accuracy.

DECLINATION ANGLE

A compass hand points to “magnetic north,”which may be slightly different from “true north,”
which is used on maps.This difference,called the “declination angle,”which varies around the
globe, is typically small and can be ignored in many cases. However, if you wish to compensate
for this difference, there are two ways to do so.You can do it manually by turning the compass
ring so that compass hand points to your declination angle (see table below) instead of north,
using the declination scale on compass ring. Or,you may have the watch automatically com­pensate by setting your declination angle after compass calibration; see COMPASS CALIBRA­TION.With proper declination angle set, compass hand will point to true north.
Declination angles for world cities (W is negative and E is positive on declination scale). For
more, go to www.timex.com/compass.

Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . .22E London . . . . . . . . . . . . .4W Rio De Janeiro . . . . . . .21W

Atlanta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4W Little Rock . . . . . . . . . . .3E San Francisco . . . . . . . .15E

Bombay . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1W Livingston, MT . . . . . . .14E Seattle . . . . . . . . . . . . .19E

Boston . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16W Munich . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1E Shanghai . . . . . . . . . . . .5W

Calgary . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18W New York City . . . . . . .14W Toronto . . . . . . . . . . . .11W

Chicago . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3W Orlando . . . . . . . . . . . . .5W Vancouver . . . . . . . . . .20W

Denver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10E Oslo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2W Washington DC . . . . . .10W

Jerusalem . . . . . . . . . . . . .3E Paris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2W Waterbury, CT . . . . . . .14W

INDIGLO® NIGHT-LIGHT

Press CROWN to activate light. Patented (U.S. Patent Numbers 4,527,096 and 4,775,964) elec­troluminescent technology used in the INDIGLO® night-light illuminates entire watch face at
night and in low light conditions.

INDIGLO is a registered trademark of Indiglo Corporation in the U.S. and other countries.

BRACELET ADJUSTMENT

FOLDOVER CLASP BRACELET

Find spring bar that connects bracelet to clasp. Using a pointed tool (Fig. 1), push spring bar in
and gently twist bracelet to disengage. Determine wrist size,then insert spring bar in correct
bottom hole (Fig. 2). Push down on spring bar,align with top hole and release to lock in place
(Fig. 3).

Fig. 1

Fig. 2

Fig. 3